What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
As stated by witness: the aircraft departed runway 17, full-length, and initiated a takeoff roll without stopping on the runway. Immediately after lift-off, the aircraft pitched up abruptly, stalled, and pitched down. Before striking the runway, the negative pitch angle decreased, but the airplane still struck the runway in a nose-down attitude.
The distance from the initiation of takeoff roll to point of impact was approximately 1,160 feet. There was no post-crash fire.
As the FAA filed it
AS STATED BY WITNESS: THE AIRCRAFT DEPARTED RUNWAY 17, FULL-LENGTH, AND INITIATED A TAKEOFF ROLL WITHOUT STOPPING ON THE RUNWAY. IMMEDIATELY AFTER LIFT-OFF, THE AIRCRAFT PITCHED UP ABRUPTLY, STALLED, AND PITCHED DOWN. BEFORE STRIKING THE RUNWAY, THE NEGATIVE PITCH ANGLE DECREASED, BUT THE AIRPLANE STILL STRUCK THE RUNWAY IN A NOSE-DOWN ATTITUDE.
THE DISTANCE FROM THE INITIATION OF TAKEOFF ROLL TO POINT OF IMPACT WAS APPROXIMATELY 1,160 FEET. THERE WAS NO POST-CRASH FIRE.
NTSB investigation
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Other reports on N170JH · 1
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